12.0% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gosnells · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Gosnells
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Gosnells provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care stands in contrast to the area's low rates of formal volunteering and defence service. Overall, community involvement here is focused more on the home than on external organisations.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.0% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the 26.3% national figure—other forms of home work are less common. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework fell to 18.9%, a figure a little below the national average.
10.4% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is uncommon here, with 1.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
1.9%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50604/gosnells/topic/community